Music Business

The music business is known for being hard to safely navigate. A cut-throat world full of sharks looking for the unwary to exploit until they are bled dry. It’s a world of business. The truth is, you need to be well armed with knowledge if you hope to protect your interests.

Within the music industry as a whole there are so many areas that require specialist knowledge. A good manager can protect the band business from bad deals, but who protects the band from the manager? In a world where many artists don’t have a manager, or an agent, the buck stops with the artist. They have to be able to read and understand contracts, be able to negotiate deals, engage people to act on their behalf, understand how to release a record, how to place songs with production companies, how to effectively exploit a song, how to set up a tour, how to budget effectively, how to correctly manage copyright and so much more.

Luckily, we are here to help you!

In addition to our music business articles, you will find a lot of useful information and feedback within the members of our music community. They provide a vital support for bands and artists and music marketers. You might be learning about music marketing from scratch, topping up your skills with review and analysis from other experienced music marketers or exploring what the world of AI can do to improve your music marketing campaigns or your ability to execute them. Our Music Community can help you to achieve them all. 

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How To Work With A Music Producer

How To Work With A Music Producer
How To Work With A Music Producer

A music producer plays a key role in shaping the sound and success of a song or album. This article explores the producer’s responsibilities—from arranging and recording to coaching artists and managing studio sessions. It also covers how the role of a music producer has evolved. 

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Music Business Articles and Tutorials

We are growing a collection of resources for music industry professionals, semi-professionals and amateurs. So, let’s get started with some articles featured below:

Music Publishing Contracts
There are a variety of different music publishing agreements. This article presents a simple overview of basic types of music publishing contracts.
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Social Media Comment Pods
Social media comment pods are quite popular ways for artists to work together on promotion activities. That doesn’t make them a good idea.
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Fan Engagement
Keeping it fresh while engaging your fans isn't straight forwards. At least that's the what many artists tell us. They start a band blog and pretty quickly run out of interesting things to say...
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Music Business Articles and Tutorials

Indulge your curiosity about the way the music industry works. Develop your skills and grow your knowledge about copyright, contracts, roles in the music business, music marketing, social media marketing for musicians, how to build your fanbase, how to develop your brand as an artist, how to use automation to help you achieve more with less hands-on work, plus much, much more. Please browse through our collection of music industry articles and tutorials.

Music Community

Our community boasts many active musicians, songwriters, bands and producers. Hopefully you’ll agree that it’s a great place to learn, to show off your chops, collaborate with other members, and to exchange tips and techniques. There are many benefits for non-members, but you will only unlock the full potential of our music forum when you become an active member. So, what can we say? Start with a free membership today!

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